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| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Working Backwards | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Canvas | ![]() Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 1-2 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |
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